Thoughts on Becoming a Teacher

Well, this is my first entry and I might as well explain from the beginning why I decided to choose this profession. As any poor human being that has attended public high school in the U.S., you have been subjected to the horror of deciding what to spend the rest of your life doing. Too bad for most of us we were only 17 when we were bombarded with information and questions from well meaning but overbearing guidance counselors and teachers. I chose this field because it had always been in the back of my mind. I always had an inherent desire to impart knowledge to my peers, especially when we were in class and they didn't understand something. When I divulged my intentions to my friends, they gave me weird looks. Why did I want to teach history, a subject some despised and most thought irrelevant? I guess the best answer I can give is that I like challenges. This always seemed to be a big one in the education realm. How do I make the achievements of dead, white men important to America's youth? It seemed an endeavor worth pursuing to me for the rest of my life.